A 5-year-old Utah boy died when he accidentally shot himself with a handgun in a small town south of Salt Lake City on Thursday, police said.

Lt. Mike Wall with the Santaquin Police Department told KSL-TV the boy found a 9 mm handgun in the back room of his house and fired a single shot. The boy’s parents and siblings were inside the home when the shooting happened but were not with him in the room.

  • ramble81@lemm.ee
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    4 months ago

    Hey come on. Personal responsibility and all that. Don’t you know that republicans think that extends to children. That’s why they want to force them to have kids and get married. “Oh, they can’t consent? Pay no mind to that part. We’ll fix that soon enough”